Milton, Massachusetts - Basic Facts

The Milton Census Designated Place
had
a population of 27,708 as of July 1, 2018.
Milton ranks in
the upper quartile for Diversity Index
when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in Massachusetts. See peer rankings below.

The primary coordinate point for Milton is located at latitude 42.2416 and longitude -71.0824 in Norfolk County.
The formal boundaries for the Milton Census Designated Place (see map below) encompass a land area of 13.01 sq. miles and a water area of 0.29 sq. miles.
Norfolk County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5). The elevation is 118 feet.

The Milton Census Designated Place (GNIS ID: 2378170) has a U1 Census Class Code which indicates a census designated place with an official federally recognized name. It also has a Functional Status Code of "S" which identifies a statistical entity.

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Milton, MA Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2018)

POPULATION

Total Population

27,708

Population in Households

26,192

Population in Familes

22,992

Population in Group Qrtrs

1,516

Population Density2

2,130

Diversity Index3

50

INCOME

Median Household Income

$123,724

Average Household Income

$168,280

Per Capita Income

$58,421

HOUSING

Total Housing Units

9,886 (100%)

Owner Occupied HU

7,639 (77.3%)

Renter Occupied HU

1,794 (18.1%)

Vacant Housing Units

453 ( 4.6%)

Median Home Value

$595,210

Average Home Value

$678,479

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households

9,433

Average Household Size

2.78

Family Households

6,927

Average Family Size

3

NOTES

Demographics are point estimates for July 1st of the current year and each for the forecast years. See References for more information.

Population Density = Total Population per square mile.

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

2010-2018

2018-2023

Population

0.31%

0.28%

Households

0.21%

0.21%

Families

0.16%

0.18%

Median Household Income

1.46%

Per Capita Income

2.04%

Milton, MA - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Milton to the other 246 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in Massachusetts by rank and percentile using July 1, 2018 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.